Simple Control

With the Simple Control skill and Alexa, you can now interact with your Simple Control devices by voice. To get started, select the ‘Enable Skill’ button in the Alexa App to link your Simple Control account and discover your devices. Find more information about connecting Smart Home devices at http://tinyurl.com/alexa-smart-home

Requires Simple Control for iOS with active Simple Service, and licensed Simple Hub software for iOS, macOS or tvOS. Simple Control must be paired with Simple Hub, signed in to your Simple Control account, and Simple Hub must be running in order to accept commands. See the Simple Control knowledge base for listings of example phrases and usage instructions.

Simple Control provides two Alexa skills: a Custom Skill and a Smart Home Skill (this skill). We recommend adding both for full functionality. This Smart Home skill provides many convenient ways to address Activities, Devices, and Rooms without an initial tell Simple Control prefix. The Custom Skill provides more detailed commands. Both require active Simple Service and Simple Hub running on your iOS, macOS, or tvOS device.

When using the skill, you need to specify by name which device to use. There are two ways to define these names:
• Use the names you set up already – these are shown in the Simple Control app and can be changed, or
• Create an Alexa group, like Bedroom or Downstairs, and add the device to the group. More information is available at http://tinyurl.com/alexa-smart-home-groups

Once you know the name or group of your devices, you can say the following:

Alexa, turn on the Living Room. (launch first activity with an opening device in the Living Room)
Alexa, turn on Office DISH. (open “Watch DISH” in the Office)
Alexa, turn on Living Room TiVo. (open “Watch TiVo” in the Living Room)
Alexa, set the Bedroom Receiver to 25%. (set volume to -55.5 dB for Denon Receiver in the Bedroom)
Alexa, set Kitchen Sonos to 60. (set volume to 60 for Sonos device in the Kitchen)
Alexa, turn off the Bedroom. (run the first Power Off activity in the Bedroom)
Alexa, turn off the Office DISH. (run the first Power Off activity in the Office)
Alexa, turn off the Office DISH 1. (send a POWER OFF command to the DISH device in the room Office — see the Alexa app for actual naming)

If you have any questions, please visit the Simple Control Alexa Smart Home FAQ at https://www.simplecontrol.com/knowledgebase/alexasmarthome/

Support is available via http://www.simplecontrol.com/support